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'Hardcore
Seanography' is the first material I have heard by
Ipswich based Singled Out. Another band who have that
distinctive American sound which is becoming so prevalent
in British youth today. However I do worry because British
music and TV is becoming so swamped with Americana that
Britain is rapidly becoming America's 51st state. Singled
Out's music itself stands up compared to other bands of
the same ilk but I find there is more depth to British
bands who don't follow the American path. On a positive
note the 12 tracks on the CD show this band have talent
which shows through even without great production. They
also have the ability to slip out of their US mold to
play a couple of good ska tracks 'Immature Ska Party'
and 'Gangster Rap'. On the whole not a bad effort
with 'Big Band Problems' being the best track.
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Edinburgh band Down To Kill essentially play punk tunes
with hardcore vocals but there the similarity with most
bands I know ends. I saw Down to kill live a few times
earlier this year but at that time they performed with
only male vocals. I liked what I heard then but when I
heard the difference the alternating male and female vocals
added to this CD I was impressed. Their music is powerful
and filled with aggression from both male and female vocalists
which makes this band different to all British bands i've
heard recently. This six track demo EP CD has definite
anarchistic leanings with 'There's No Justice'
and 'Rise Up' being good examples. In all honesty
considering this is just a demo I was surprised at the
excellent quality and If you can get hold a copy it's
well worth a listen.
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Another
band I saw live recently on the same bill as Down To Kill
are The Threats who are also based in Edinburgh. 'God
Is Not With Us Today' is their new 14 track album
and it is quite different to earlier material I have by
the band. This time there is a definite sway towards a
style played by rock bands in the same mold as Motorhead
and this is displayed more than ever in 'Life Fast..
Die By Mistake!!'. I do think bands have to progress
musically or they just end up stagnating. These guys aren't
ever gonna do that but I myself prefer the hard edged
punk of their earlier albums to this rock influenced album.
There are too many flambouyant guitar solos for me but
the punk sound does still filter through on some tracks
and this is still a very good album.
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I
don't get many reggae offerings but 'Come Fi Di Youth'
by London's The King Blues was a pleasant change to the
CDs i'm generally sent to review. This is just a single
comprising single and album versions of the same song
but what a good song it is. I like traditional Reggae
and it left me wanting to hear more so I visited the band's
myspace site and it's obvious to me that this band has
talent. The band have plenty of gigs lined up and I think
if they stick to traditional reggae more than the commercial
stuff they could build up quite a following. Reggae definitely
has a place in music today and hopefully these guys can
help it to win popularity with today's youth.
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